Day 1 - Sand Island to Chinle Wash

Three guides sleeping on two rafts were the only people in sight at Sand Island while rigging. Ranger showed up at roughly eight to review the checklist and guidelines. Then it was a fifteen minute round-trip jaunt back to the Recapture Lodge for the shuttle. The below Moqui steps went unnoticed last time while only a chance twirl of the cataraft brought them to light this trip. Had planned on spending a few hours up Butler Wash, but the only convenient landing spot was occupied so skipped it. Next stop was Desecration Panel which is opposite Buter Wash and Panel. For receiving perhaps less than one percent of the traffic that Butler does, this is a nice panel.
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